Dr. Little’s research is in bioethics as well as the metaphysics and epistemology of ethics. Her current work in analytic philosophy and feminist theory, includes two large-scale collaborative projects: the “Second Wave” initiative addressing the responsible inclusion of pregnant women in clinical trials and the “Ob-Gyn Risk Research Group” addressing communication, perception and choices around risk in women’s reproductive lives.

Using illustrative examples from clinical ethics, Dr. Little’s talk will describe differences between rights and obligations, on the one hand, and responsibilities on the other.

Lunch will be provided. All are welcome.

Jointly sponsored by the UNC Center for Bioethics and the UNC Hospital Ethics Committee, the Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds series offers an innovative and interactive forum for engaging with ethical, legal, and policy issues of particular salience to patient care within the hospital. One CNE contact hour will be provided.* This series may also fulfill requirements towards continuing ethics education in Social Work and other departments and divisions. We are grateful to our additional sponsors: Nursing Professional Development, Hospital Legal Department, and Clinical Care Management

*UNC Health Care Nursing Professional Development, Practice and Research is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.